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John

John 10:11 | Jesus is Shockingly Confrontational

My favorite Biblical view of Jesus is as the Good Shepherd. I think this view of Jesus is less popular and less understood in current western culture due to the fact that more people live in cities and have never had to […]

John

John 9:3 | Jesus Does Heal for God’s Glory

Why does it seem that so many have cancer and yet many loose the fight even with much prayer? Is Jesus really a healer and does he still heal today? The answer is yes to both however we need to explore why […]

Church Life Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes. It is a very odd book and stands out from the rest of the bible. The title Ecclesiastes is an odd word also. Apparently it is a Latin transliteration of the Greek title for the book and the Greek title is […]

Easter John

John 3:18 | Who is God to Judge?

The Old Testament God is so vengeful and hateful. What right does God have to judge when we are just trying to be good people and live our best lives? Look at this command from God in Exodus. It is awful because […]

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:15 | Commitment

What is the major commitment in life that consumes all of the time you have? Stop now and think for a few moments and think about what the number one commitment might be. We have many commitments, some not of our own […]

Exodus

Exodus 10:12 | Confession

Have you ever done anything wrong? Have you ever done something stupid that you regret? Have you hurt someone close to you because of your own selfish choices? I have. It is not easy to talk about and I can’t imagine that […]

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 15:13 | Afraid with Trust

What is your fear? Snakes, Public speaking, no food for today, stuck in rush hour traffic, persecution because of who you are? There always seems to be something to fear, much of those fears we push away into the back of our […]

Psalm

Psalm 23:1 | I Shall not Want

I love Psalm 23. It is one of my favorites because God has shown me how to live life through this psalm. It is a Psalm about allowing Jesus to be the leader. The opening verse acknowledges His leadership and then states […]

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 8:4 | Burden of Freedom

There is a freedom that comes from surrender to Christ. It is a counter intuitive situation where one must be surrendered to the Lord of all Creation in order to be free. Only when I give up the life I wanted to […]